Full Description
This book argues that the European integration process (Europeanisation) is pushing the member states and candidate countries toward a greater convergence with the EU's competition acquis. Through the transposition of the Directive 2014/104/EU, the member states have harmonised substantive and procedural rules, which is beneficial to individuals and enterprises because it provides a minimum protection across all member states. In addition, it is commonly agreed in academia that the prospect of EU membership brings positive domestic changes in the candidate countries. At the moment, Albania is waiting to open negotiations for the chapters of the EU acquis.
Firstly, this book addresses the evolution of private enforcement at the European level by examining the objectives, modalities, and actors that contributed to the development of private enforcement. Secondly, it analyses the Directive 2014/104/EU and how the three selected EU member states have transposed the directive into their domestic legal system considering the discretion margin left by Article 288 TFEU and a minimum harmonisation level defined in the directive. Thirdly, it provides a historical overview of private enforcement in Albania and shows how the Albanian Competition Authority has addressed the transposition of the Directive 2014/104/EU.
Contents
- Introduction. - Part I The Role of Court of Justice of the European Union and Commission in Facilitating and Encouraging the Rights to Damages Resulting from Competition Law. - Evolution of a General Framework of EU Law on Private Enforcement. - The Role of the Commission in Facilitating and Encouraging the Right to Damages. - Part II Legal Analyses of the Antitrust Damages Directive and ItsImplication for the EU Member States. - The Directive on Right to Damages: Legal Aspects and Implications. - Part III The Transposition of the Antitrust Damages Directive on the Selected EU Member States: The Case of Austria, Italy and Slovenia. - Transposition of the Antitrust Damages Directive in Selected EU-Member States: The Case of Austria, Italy and Slovenia. - Part IV The Impact of the Europeanisation Process on Albanian Competition Law, with a Specific Reference to Private Enforcement. - Europeanisation of Albanian Competition Law: Roles andPerspectives of Private Enforcement. - Conclusions.
